Mozambique’s National Elections Commission (CNE) on Thursday announced that former defence minister Filipe Nyusi, the candidate of the ruling Frelimo Party has won the presidential election held on 15 October with 57 per cent of the vote.

23 October, 2014

Government launches hydrocarbon licensing round in London

The Mozambican government, through its National Petroleum Institute (INP), on Thursday launched the fifth licencing round for exploration and production of hydrocarbons in fifteen blocks.

20 October, 2014

Parallel count projects majority to Filipe Nyusi

The parallel count of the votes in last Wednesday’s Mozambican general elections still gives the ruling Frelimo Party and its presidential candidate Filipe Nyusi a substantial lead over their main rivals, Renamo and its candidate Afonso Dhlakama.

8 October, 2014

Government to take back unused land

The Mozambican government is threatening to take back land allocated to private individuals and companies which have not complied with the plans presented when they requested title to the land.

6 October, 2014

Zambezia preparing election logistics

The Electoral Administration Technical Secretariat (STAE) in the central province of Zambezia has guaranteed that it is seeking to solve all the formidable logistical problems which this province poses so as to guarantee that all the voting material will be in place for the general and provincial el

3 October, 2014

New transit system for 2017

Maputo Municipal Council has announced that it expects work on dedicated bus lanes in some of the city’s major thoroughfares to begin in August 2015, and the first buses in the new system to begin operating in January 2017.

21 September, 2018

Poachers and illegal loggers jailed

The Chigubo district court, in the southern Mozambican province of Gaza, has, over the past three months, sentenced 14 people to jail terms of between 15 days and 12 years for poaching and illegal logging in the Banhine National Park.

19 September, 2018

Government approves water management plan

The Mozambican government on 18 September approved a National Water Resource Management Plan for the next 20 years that will cost an estimated US$28 billion.

18 September, 2018

President Nyusi wants greater visibility for Mozambique Island

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on 17 September urged the residents of Mozambique Island, off the coast of the northern province of Nampula, to join the government initiatives intended to grant greater visibility to the island as a cultural treasure.